128As a preliminary point it should be recalled that, in exercising the discretion conferred on it in such matters, the Court is empowered to impose a penalty payment and a lump sum payment cumulatively (judgment of 12 March 2020, Commission v Italy (unlawful aid to the hotel sector in Sardinia), C‑576/18, not published, EU:C:2020:202, paragraph 163 and the case-law cited).
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